I-Corps: Light Emitting Diode-based Smart Cue

这个i-Corps项目更广泛的影响/商业潜力在于它有能力促进痴呆症患者的安全。根据研究，70%的痴呆症患者会走动，这可能会导致失踪人员和照顾者的艰难经历。在过去的几十年里，保护和找回失踪型痴呆症患者的需求有所增加。这一跟踪系统的进步有可能增强他们的安全性，并在不影响有效性的情况下让照顾者安心。该技术的一套核心方法和流程有可能在全球其他人群感知应用中复制、调整和使用。这个i-Corps项目的重点是改进跟踪技术，保护痴呆症患者携带的移动设备的使用范例，并将探索智能跟踪系统的商业潜力。这一创新系统名为基于LED的智能提示(LESQ)，除了跟踪位置外，还可以监控佩戴者的状态。如果检测到异常情况，LESQ系统可以请求立即帮助。如果佩戴者携带智能手机，LESQ系统可以直接向护理者发送警报消息。LESQ系统的一个重要特征是提高了对痴呆症患者游荡潜力的自我诊断。除了地理位置外，智能标签还通过使用计时器和步态来跟踪佩戴者的状态。实施低成本、高能效、轻量化、灵活的系统可能会显著提高系统的可用性。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is in its capability to promote the safety of people with dementia. According to research, 70% of people with dementia will wander, which can result in a difficult experience for both missing people and care givers. The demand for protecting and recovering missing people with dementia has been increased over the past decades. Advancement of this tracking system has the potential for enhancing their safety and giving a peace of mind to care givers without compromising the effectiveness. The core set of methods and processes of the technology has the potential to be replicated, adapted and used in other crowd sensing applications globally. Even before the care givers notice, the "crowd" can potentially be able to help.This I-Corps project is focused on technology to improve the tracking, and protecting paradigm of using mobile devices carried by the people with dementia as well as will also explore the commercial potential of an intelligent tracking system. This innovative system, LED-based Smart Cue (LESQ), can monitor the status of the wearer in addition to tracking the location. If an abnormal condition is detected, the LESQ system can ask for immediate help. If the wearer carries a smartphone, the LESQ system can send an alert message directly to the care giver. One important feature of the LESQ system is to improve the self-diagnosis of the potential for wandering by the people with dementia. A smart tag tracks the wearer's status by using the timer and gaits, in addition to the geo-location. Implementation of the cost and power efficient, lightweight, and flexible system may significantly improve the usability.